Sister City Relationships between Australia and Japan

Yasuhiko Tanabe

Director, CLAIR Sydney

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Tiers of Government

Central Government

Local Government

PrefecturalGovernment

Municipal Government

(City, Town & Village)

Commonwealth

LocalGovernment(Council, Shire..)

State Government

(AUSTRALIA)(JAPAN)

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Japan’s Sister City Relationships

278

41

43

48

53

57

70

108

138

344

437

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

Others

New Zealand

Russia

France

Germany

Brazil

Canada

Australia

Korea

China

USA

　　 June, 2013

The number of Japan’s Sister City Relationships by country(1,617)The number of Japan’s Sister City Relationships by country(1,617) ※ ※ IncludingIncluding Sister State/Prefecture Relationships Sister State/Prefecture Relationships

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Australia’s Sister City Relationships

93

9

13

16

17

27

39

46

63

88

102

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Others

France

Greece

Canada

Korea

Italy

New Zealand

UK

China

USA

J apan

The number of Sister City Relationships for Australia(513)The number of Sister City Relationships for Australia(513) ※ ※ ExcludingExcluding Sister State/Prefecture Relationships Sister State/Prefecture Relationships

June, 2013

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Sister City Relationships by State　　 June,

2013　 　 　 　 　

　 　 Number of Councils

Number of SCs 　

　 NSW 152 40 　

　 QLD 73 24 　

VIC 79 17　 WA 140 11 　

　 SA 68 9 　

　 TAS 29 4 　

　 NT 16 2 　

　 ACT - 1 　

　 Total 557 108 　

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The number of sister cities

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36

23

49

17

4

39

32

10298

81

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000's 2010's0

20

40

60

80

100

120

New sisiter city relationships by decade Sister cities

Sister City Activities

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

With Australia

With All Countries

Education Public administration Culture Economics Sports Others

Education(Youth Exchange)

36.7%

Education(Youth Exchange)

58.9%

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Advantages of Sister Cities between Australia and Japan

　　■ Safety and cleanliness

　　■ English – Japanese speaking

■ Multiculture - local culture

　　■ Rich in nature 　　

■ Opposite hemisphere

　　■ Little time difference

■ People’s character

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